PARIS, May 27: Fourth-Seeded Goran Ivanisevic became the first major casualty of the French Open when he was upset in four sets by Magnus Gustafsson in the first round today.

Gustafsson, a former top 10 player who is now ranked No 38 after battling shoulder problems, rallied to beat the Croatian 4-6 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.Meanwhile, in her first match in seven weeks, top-ranked Martina Hingis stormed into the second round by beating Henrieta Nagyova 6-0 6-2 in 51 minutes.

Steffi Graf, the defending women's champion, also needed less than an hour to beat Paola Suarez 6-1 6-4, but she looked rusty in her 54-minute win.Michael Chang, the No 2 in the world who won the tournament in 1989, swept past Rodolphe Gilbert 6-2 6-3 6-2.

In a roller-coaster match, two-time champion Jim Courier fought back from two sets down but went out in five sets against Magnus Larsson, 6-1, 6-2, 4-6 1-6 6-4.

Two contenders also had to struggle through five sets before advancing.Marcelo Rios, recent winner in Monte Carlo and the No 7 seed, rallied to outlast Wayne Black 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1.

Mark Philippoussis, the most powerful server in the game, hit 29 aces in ousting Nicklas Kulti 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the first five-set match of his career.

Four Spanish clay-court specialists, Carlos Moya, Felix Mantilla, Albert Costa and Sergi Bruguera, winner here in 1993 and 1994, all advanced.Tim Henman was another seeded man to be knocked out. The No 14 Briton lost 6-2 2-6 1-6 6-2 6-4 to Olivier DeLaitre.

Graf, a five-time winner since 1983 on the red clay of Roland Garros, struggled to close out the match against the Argentine, ranked No 81 in the world.

Seeded No 2 this year behind Hingis, Graf appeared far from her peak form. Although she wore a bandage on her left knee, she showed few visible effects of the surgery she had in a three-month layoff, during which she lost her No 1 ranking to Hingis.

Fourth-seeded Jana Novotna, coming off a win in Madrid, defeated Cristina Torrens-Valero 6-3 6-2.

Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, a two-time champion here who is seeded sixth, blasted past Karolina Jagieniak 6-0 6-2.

Mary Joe Fernandez, the No 12, cruised past Lori McNeil, at 33 the oldest woman in the field, 6-2 6-3.

Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, seeded No 14, defeated Lenka Cenkova 6-3, 7-5, and No 15 Karina Habsudova beat Olga Barabanschikova 6-3, 6-3.

HOW THE SEEDS FARED

Seedings in prefix

MEN'S SINGLES (First round): 7-Marcelo Rios (Chile) bt Wayne Black (Zim) 6-4 5-7 4-6 6-2 6-1; 9-Carlos Moya (Spa) bt Alberto Martin (Spa) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 5-7 6-3 6-3; 10-Felix Mantilla (Spa) bt Richard Fromberg (Aus) 6-3 6-2 6-2; 11-Albert Costa (Spa) bt Adrian Voinea (Romania) 6-4 7-5 6-4; Andrei Medvedev (Ukr) bt 12-Alberto Berasategui (Spa) 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-2 2-1 retired injured; Olivier DeLaitre (Fra) bt 14-Tim Henman (Bri) 6-2 2-6 1-6 6-2 6-4; 15-Marc Rosset (Swi) bt Dominik Hrbaty (Slo) 7-5 3-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4; 16-Sergi Bruguera (Spa) bt Johan van Herck (Bel) 6-3 0-6 6-2 6-0

WOMEN'S SINGLES (First round): 1-Martina Hingis (Swi) bt Henrieta Nagyova (Slo) 6-0 6-2; 2-Steffi Graf (Ger) bt Paola Suarez (Arg) 6-1 6-4; 4-Jana Novotna (Czech Rep) bt Cristina Torrens-Valero (Spa) 6-3 6-2; 10-Mary Pierce (Fra) bt Tatiana Panova (Rus) 6-2 4-6 6-4; 13-Irina Spirlea (Rom) bt Janet Lee (US) 6-1 6-0; 12-Mary Joe Fernandez (US) bt Lori McNeil (US) 6-2 6-3; 14-Brenda Schultz-McCarthy (Neth) bt Lenka Cenkova (Czech Rep) 6-3 7-5; 15-Karina Habsudova (Slo) bt Olga Barabanschikova (Belarus) 6-3 6-3; 16-Barbara Paulus (Austria) bt Tami Whitlinger Jones (US) 6-0 6-1

MEN'S SINGLES: Magnus Larsson (Swe) bt Jim Courier (US) 6-1 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-4; Juan Albert Viloca (Spa) bt Christian Ruud (Nor) 5-7 6-4 6-1 4-1 retired injured; Sebastien Lareau (Canada) bt Hernan Gumy (Arg) 2-6 6-4 6-4 4-6 8-6; Francisco Clavet (Spa) bt Marcelo Charpentier (Arg) 3-6 6-4 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 6-3; Albert Portas (Spa) bt Gerard Solves (Fra) 7-5 6-1 6-3; Jonathan Stark (US) bt Mariano Zabaleta (Arg) 6-4 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5); Jason Stoltenberg (Aus) bt Alex Radulescu (Ger) 6-0 6-4 4-6 6-4; Jan Siemerink (Neth) bt Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4; Nicolas Escude (Fra) bt Thomas Johansson (Swe) 6-3 2-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3); Salvador Navarro (Spa) bt Marcos Aurelio Gorriz (Spa) 1-6 6-4 6-2 6-7 (2-7) 6-1; Dick Norman (Bel) bt Sargis Sargsian (Arm) 6-2 7-5 6-3; Mark Philippoussis (Aus) bt Nicklas Kulti (Swe) 6-2 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-4; Todd Woodbridge (Aus) bt Kenneth Carlsen (Den) 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-4 6-0; Chris Woodruff (US) bt Daniel Vacek (Czech Rep) 6-4 6-2 6-3; Nicolas Lapentti (Ecu) bt Frederik Fetterlein (Den) 6-4 6-1 6-2; Hicham Arazi (Mor) bt Hendrik Dreekmann (Ger) 6-3 6-4 6-2; Alexander Volkov (Rus) bt Daniel Nestor (Can) 6-1 6-1 3-6 6-2; Marcos Ondruska (SA) bt Miguel Pastura (Arg) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 6-1; Carlos Costa (Spa) bt Doug Flach (US) 6-4 6-0 6-1; Galo Blanco (Spa) bt Neville Godwin (SA) 6-3 6-2 1-6 7-5; Andrei Pavel (Rom) bt Alex O'Brien (US) 6-4 7-5 6-0; Byron Black (Zim) bt Franco Squillari (Arg) 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-3; Jozsef Krocsko (Hun) bt Jan Kroslak (Slo) 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-5); Dennis van Scheppingen (Net) bt Paul Haarhuis (Neth) 6-2 6-4 5-7 6-4; Bohdan Ulihrach (Czech Rep) bt Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) 6-3 6-3 6-3; Jerome Golmard (Fra) bt Arnaud Clement (Fra) 6-1 6-2 6-3; Sandon Stolle (Aus) bt Renzo Furlan (Ita) 7-5 6-1 4-6 6-3; Stephane Simian (Fra) bt Gilbert Schaller (Austria) 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2; Arnaud Boetsch (Fra) bt Karol Kucera (Slo) 6-1 6-1 6-4

WOMEN'S SINGLES: Dominique van Roost (Bel) bt Barbara Rittner (Ger) 3-0 retired injured; Ruxandra Dragomir (Rom) bt Sonya Jeyaseelan (Can) 6-3 6-2; Lisa Raymond (US) bt Magdalena Maleeva (Bul) 4-6 7-5 6-3; Laura Golarsa (Ita) bt Noelle van Lottum (Fra) 4-6 7-5 12-10; Wang Shi-Ting (Taiwan) bt Stephanie de Ville (Bel) 6-3 7-5; Meike Babel (Ger) bt Emmanuelle Curutchet (Fra) 1-6 6-4 6-2; Amelie Cocheteux (Fra) bt Annabel Ellwood (Aus) 6-2 3-6 6-3; Katarina Studenikova (Slo) bt Petra Langrova (Czech Rep) 6-2 6-2; Elena Likhovtseva (Rus) bt Lenka Nemeckova (Czech Rep) 6-4 6-3; Nathalie Tauziat (Fra) bt Rene Simpson (Can) 6-3 6-2; Virginia Ruano-Pascual (Spa) bt Angeles Montolio (Spa) 6-0 6-0; Yuka Yoshida (Jpn) bt Rachel McQuillan (Aus) 6-2 6-4; Ai Sugiyama (Jpn) bt Elena Wagner (Ger) 5-7 6-4 6-1; Elena Makarova (Rus) bt Alexia Dechaume-Balleret (Fra) 6-4 6-2; Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi (Fra) bt Miriam Oremans (Neth) 2-6 6-2 6-3; Ann Grossman (US) bt Adriana Gersi (Czech Rep) 6-3 6-0; Sandra Cecchini (Ita) bt Mana Endo (Jpn) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4); Jana Kandarr (Ger) bt Gala Leon Garcia (Spa) 7-6 (7-1) 6-3; Silvia Farina (Ita) bt Judith Wiesner (Austria) 6-2 1-6 6-0; Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) bt Jolene Watanabe (US) 6-3 6-4; Larisa Neiland (Lat) bt Anne-Gaelle Sidot (France) 6-2 7-5; Flora Perfetti (Ita) bt Nana Miyagi (Jpn) 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-0

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